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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 135 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.84 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Area (hectares) 52.84 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 135
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 166th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 52.84 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 121 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 3.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 3.4 km
Nearest town Bhetia 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 25 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 121 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobindpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 264. That makes it the 166th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Gopalpur village has 135 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Gopalpur covers 52.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Sini Junction, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 121 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Sini Junction is about 3.4 km away. Bhetia is about 22 km away. Gobindpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulraidih (3.2 km), Kanchanpur (3.2 km) and Charakpathar (4.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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